Man, I love Cussler's books, even if they're considered fluff by a lot of literary snobs.
When I first heard about this movie, I was all excited to see the body of President Lincoln on the big screen, on-board an ironclad, traveling up some Confederate occupied river on its way to Africa, then I found out who they were casting as three of my most beloved characters. McConaughey,
Zahn, and Macy???
I'll probably watch it with a hopeful attitude.
Cussler may have signed off on the casting, but I've read that he's suing over final draft.
I've found one link to the story, but I can't find any other verifying sites, so it may be wrong, or resolved already.
Quote:
http://www.countingdown.com/movies/3...tem_id=3329156
Cussler suing over "Sahara" rewrite
SUBMITTED BY Timbo
January 16, 2004 — Clive Cussler, the bestselling author, is suing Crusader Entertainment for allegedly altering the screenplay for "Sahara" without his consent.
"Crusader materially altered the approved screenplay without Cussler's written consent, denied Cussler's express screenplay approval rights under the agreement and has began to film a screenplay which it knows was explicitly disapproved by Cussler," according to the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by attorney Bert Fields.
According to Cussler's complaint, Crusader acquired options to purchase the motion picture rights to his novels in May 2001, on condition that Cussler had unqualified right of approval over the screenplays and that the approved script would not be materially changed without his written permission. He said Crusader exercised the right to make films of two of his books but subsequently altered the approved script.
The suit seeks to bar Crusader from exercising any further options or rights under their agreement, except for those rights already purchased, as well as at least $10 million in damages.
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